(Riviera Nayarit, Mexico)- The hosts for the upcoming J/24 North
American Championship/ Copa Mexico are really excited about getting the
ball rolling March 16th to 22nd at the La Cruz Yacht Club in Nayarit (a
beachside resort NNW of Puerto Vallarta). As they say about Bahia de
Banderas and Mexican hospitality, “warm waters, winds from 12-25 kts,
plenty of sunshine and famous parties await you at arguably one of the
best sailing venues worldwide!”What have the J/24 Mexican fleet cooked up for entertainment? Amazingly beautiful and exotic venues for virtually every evening. If you have not participated in a “Copa Mexico” event, do it. It should be a “bucket list” event. Certainly two of the highlighted festivities are the “don't miss” Brazilian teams party on Wednesday where authentic drinks and dishes from that “mucho exotic” country will be served! The other is the gala dinner, closing & awards ceremony they host outside at the end of their spectacular pier encircling the harbor (complete with pretty hosts, fashion show, fireworks show & mariachi bands!). The finale is truly something not to be missed.
Forty-three
boats from eight countries (Brazil, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Monaco,
Peru, Sweden, & USA) are registered with many of the world's top
sailors in attendance. Past World Champion Mauricio Santa Cruz from
Brazil is leading the charge of four boats from Brazil. Many leading
American teams are present, including Mike Ingham on DIGGER, Tony Parker
sailing BANGOR PACKET, Chris Snow, Val Lulevich and the hilarious crew
on SHUT-UP & DRIVE, and Seattle’s Mark Laura on BABA LOUIE (if you
want to learn how to fly Boeing 737’s, call him- top banana at ALASKA
AIRLINES). The Italian crew led by Giovanni Campi are sailing ALEBRIJE
and hope to do well; they’ve been training a lot for the event. Monaco’s
Ian Ilsley is sailing JOBBITS and is looking to capitalize on their
good performances in Europe (2013 Europeans and 2014 Primo Cup). All
the top Mexican crews will be present, including Jorge Murrieta on TRES
DOLORES, Peter Wiegandt on Team MEXICO, Ken Porter on COMEX, Mario
Velazquez on VENDETTA and Javier Velazquez on TRINQUETE. For more J/24 North Americans sailing information
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